Hiya Everyone,
So I have not in fact fallen off the face of the earth. I am all settled into an apartment in St. Paul. My job is going well with Minnesota Reading Corps. I am lucky enough to work with one of my best friends, which makes a huge difference in the work day. In addition I am volunteering with a local non-profit teaching ESL classes. This has been an interesting experience and has been trial by fire for the first couple of classes. I am teaching one multi-level, multi-nationality, two hour civics class and one intermediate class. The most I have ever taught before this was a one hour, single level class. It is such great experience!
I am also in the midst of studying for the FE1. This is the entrance exam for Blackhall in Ireland. I am taking the exam in Sept. so I have a year to learn Equity, Torts, Company and Contract law. It is a bit of a daunting task...
Blackhall is where I have to go to be trained as a solicitor and I am planning on specializing in employment law. It's going to be a ridiculous amount of work and most people don't pass the FE1 the first go around, so we'll see.
Working for Minnesota Reading Corp has really made me realize how much I enjoyed law and being out of school has made me realize I do not have the personality to spend years of my life researching the same super specialized topic in the hopes of turning it into a book. I love teaching, I love research, but I also have an extremely short attention span. Thus law seems like the best fit. Practical application and a bit more variety.
Sam is coming over in December so I am looking forward to that and my parents are coming to visit in November. I get to share the MN snow...haha.
Everything is going really well. I am super busy between studying, teaching and work, but it is a nice change from last year. It is amazing how quickly time passes when you work 9 hour days and then go home and study. I have a whole new appreciation for people who go to school while working full time. I don't know how they do it!
Hope all is well with everyone!
